What does pension in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word pension in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pension in French.

The word pension in French means boarding school, pension, boarding house, guest house, room with half-board, half-board, day student, have school meals, have school lunches, eat lunch at school, stay half board, pension fund, send to boarding school, put in a boarding school, child support, alimony, disability allowance, boarding house, guesthouse, war pension, pension, widow's pension, widower's pension, old-age pension, pension, old people's home, pay-as-you-go pension system, take as a lodger, stay with. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pension

boarding school

nom féminin (internat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants sont en pension pendant la semaine.
The children attend boarding school during the week.

pension

nom féminin (indemnisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il reçoit une pension de guerre.
He receives a war pension.

boarding house, guest house

nom féminin (petit hôtel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À Paris, elle loge dans une pension de famille.
In Paris, she stays in a family boarding house.

room with half-board

nom féminin (chambre avec repas du soir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

half-board

nom féminin (hébergement avec un repas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai loué une chambre en demi-pension.

day student

nom féminin (déjeune à l'école)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est lycéen en demi-pension.

have school meals, have school lunches, eat lunch at school

locution verbale (école : manger à la cantine)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les élèves habitants loin du collège sont en demi-pension.

stay half board

locution verbale (hôtel : avoir un repas inclus) (at hotel)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous serons en demi-pension dans cet hôtel.

pension fund

nom masculin (épargne retraite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

send to boarding school, put in a boarding school

locution verbale (placer en internat) (child)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Son père menace Paul de le mettre en pension s'il n'obtient pas de meilleurs résultats scolaires.

child support

nom féminin (aide financière pour les enfants) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean verse une pension alimentaire pour sa fille Chloé.

alimony

nom féminin (familier (aide financière pour ex-conjoint) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Thomas verse une pension alimentaire à Claire après leur divorce.

disability allowance

nom féminin (rente due à un handicap)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il perçoit une pension d'invalidité depuis son accident.

boarding house, guesthouse

nom féminin (sorte d'hôtel familial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

war pension

nom féminin (rente d'ancien combattant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa retraite d'employé est complétée par une pension de guerre.

pension

nom féminin (rente perçue en retraite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

widow's pension, widower's pension

nom féminin (argent touchée par personne veuve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

old-age pension, pension

nom féminin (France (argent : pension de retraite) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

old people's home

nom féminin (Can (maison de retraite) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pay-as-you-go pension system

nom masculin (type de pension)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take as a lodger

locution verbale (loger et nourrir [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il prendra son neveu en pension pendant le stage professionnel.

stay with

locution verbale (loger chez [qqn])

Il prit pension chez son oncle pendant son stage.

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